sanguine

  • 131SANG — sanguine …

    Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions

  • 132sanguinary — sanguine, sanguinary Both words are derived from the Latin word sanguis (stem sanguin ) meaning ‘blood’. Sanguine originally meant ‘blood coloured’ but now primarily means ‘optimistic, confident’ from an earlier association of blood (one of the… …

    Modern English usage